2008 Arkistoida

Hostelworld.com reached a significant milestone this week when the 1 millionth Pocket Guide was downloaded from the site. The 4 page downloadable PDF guides were launched in 2004 and provide backpackers with a free pocket sized travel guide to accompany them on their city breaks.
Colm Hanratty, Editor of...

HOSTEL n 1 a residence providing shelter for the homeless, esp one run for charitable
rather than for profitable purposes and 2 a residence for students, nurses, etc 3 Youth
Hostel [13c: French, from Latin hospes guest]*
Hostelworld.com, the market leader in online hostel reservations, is demanding a...

If you're planning a late break somewhere in Ireland, but fancy doing something different than staying in a run of the mill hotel or bed and breakfast, you should think about staying in one of Ireland's more unique hostels. Some of the Irish hostels listed on Hostelworld.com range from one in a crannog to another in...

Hostelworld.com, the leading provider of online reservations to the budget accommodation sector has scooped the award for 'Best Accommodation Site' at the Travelmole Web Awards UK 2008, which took place last Thursday in London.
With a record 1,200 entries received for this year's awards Hostelworld beat off...

For most Americans, going "across the pond" to Europe for a vacation is a once in a lifetime trip. However, due to recent economic concerns U.S. citizens are rethinking what they are spending their money on and are especially reluctant about where they book their summer trip.
Thankfully Americans can still get...

Hostelworld.com, the leading provider of online reservations to the youth, independent and budget accommodation market reached a major milestone in its history this week when it celebrated 10 million bookings!
Hostelworld.com's CEO Feargal Mooney commented "We're absolutely delighted to have reached this booking...

Hostelworld.com, the leading provider of online reservations to the budget accommodation sector has launched a map application for its customers. The new feature allows users to plan routes on maps all over the world, add or remove routes, view ratings in chosen locations, make confirmed bookings at hostels of...

THREE BIG NAMES IN TRAVEL COME TOGETHER TO DELIVER A NEW ACCOMMODATION BOOKING SERVICE
Lonely Planet, the world's most trusted travel information company, has joined forces with two of the world's leading accommodation providers, Expedia and Hostelworld.com, to deliver a unique accommodation booking service....

Hostelworld.com's social networking platform 'My World' has today recorded its' millionth member, illustrating that social networking in the backpacking world is more popular than ever.
'MyWorld' was the first social networking platform released by a hostel-booking website, having initially launched in November...

Backpackers are always the first to discover the new "it" destinations that the rest of us will be visiting in several years time. They were sailing Croatia in the 90s, the first in when China opened their doors and tucking into sushi before the rest of us knew raw fish was a delicacy.
Through their clever...

With airlines going bankrupt and the credit crunch on the tips of everyone's tongues, taking a holiday has suddenly turned into an expensive and risky business. A recent survey of Irish travellers by Hostelworld.com showed that 63% of Irish people believe the credit crunch has affected their holiday plans this...

Hostelworld.com were celebrating after a successful night at the Inspired IT awards in Dublin where they picked up an award in the hospitality travel and transport section for the Hostelworld.com map application. The Inspired IT awards were created by iReach to recognize the heads of IT and their teams for their...

Hostels offer some of the most unique forms of accommodation in the world. Some are in disused prisons, others up trees, whilst in some you can learn a new language or how to salsa dance! However many are much more sinister and with Halloween fast approaching, Hostelworld.com has highlighted a few of the world's...

With holidays one of the first things to be affected in these credit-crunching times, many will assume that the annual ski break may have to be foregone. However, Hostelworld beg to differ and have therefore developed a list of eight destinations that offer budget accommodation coupled with fantastic skiing...

No longer are hostels the drab, sparsely furnished dormitories of yester year. Hostels have finally come of age. Previously a secret confined to those in the know, the general public are now catching on that hostels have turned from bleak to chic.
The credit crunch is largely responsible for this realisation as...